View from the Birdhouse

Hooray!  So You Think You Can Dance auditions are over and the actual competition has begun.  This week the Top 20 danced in pairs, in the...

20 Feet From Stardom is one of my favorite movies from recent years. This 2013 Academy Award winner (Best Documentary) goes behind the sce...

I've blogged for several years.  I started blogging to promote Birdhouse Books , my online business (vintage children's books and ...

"Be Near Me" by ABC always reminds me of my college years.  It is basically a song about yearning, and it is really lovely.  Thi...

My first Friday Fave this week is an amazing iPad app, available at iTunes:  NYPL Biblion:  World's Fair .  This free app is all about...